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Intelsat General Introduces Satellite Network Broadband Service for Military/Government Needs |
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WASHINGTON, March 8/Satnews Daily/ — Intelsat General Corp. (IGC), a provider of satellite networking service to the U.S. military and other government agencies, will launch today its GlobalConnex Network Broadband service.
The service uses a bundle of satellite capacity, teleport facilities and hubs through fixed and portable VSAT dishes to create virtual private networks (VPN) carrying VOIP, video and other data applications such as Internet access, e-mail and multimedia to anywhere in the world. With this service, IGC military and government customers can communicate and transmit information from remote environments, where ground-based infrastructure may not exist, may be unreliable, or for security reasons must be bypassed.
IGC said the Network Broadband service includes high-speed access faster than DSL rates, minimal capital outlay, private network security, fiber-quality reliability critical to IP-based applications and the "go anywhere" and rapid deployment features of satellite communications. According to IGC, with Network Broadband, the proverbial "last mile" of service is as reliable as the core backbone network. Data transmission rates are the highest in the industry with up to 5.25 Megabits per second (Mbps) outbound and 2.25 Mbps inbound per site, with aggregation available for even higher rates.
"Now, anyone can hit the ground running with the ability to stay in touch and transmit and receive time-critical information from virtually anywhere around the globe," said IGC President Susan P. Miller.
The company said a key advantage of the Network Broadband service is the terrestrial iDirect hub, which connects with up to five satellites at once including satellites operated by IGC's parent company, Intelsat. Access to a range of satellites and connectivities provides customers unequaled flexibility in traffic routing with cost advantages of shared infrastructure use.
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